Advent ABC's: Wonder

1. I wonder as I wander out under the sky,
How Jesus the Savior did come for to die.
For poor on'ry people like you and like I...
I wonder as I wander out under the sky.
2. When Mary birthed Jesus 'twas in a cow's stall,
With wise men and farmers and shepherds and all.
But high from God's heaven a star's light did fall,
And the promise of ages it then did recall.
3. If Jesus had wanted for any wee thing,
A star in the sky, or a bird on the wing,
Or all of God's angels in heav'n for to sing,
He surely could have it, 'cause he was the King.

Now I have to admit this truly made me “wonder” a bit. This is one of my favorite renditions of this song. I really enjoy listening to Barbara Streisand, but how does a very Jewish girl sing with such passion about the Messiah?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXZM0F30vQI

Then I found this one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Nuv1YYVK6Q

Whenever I used to start a conversation with “I wonder…” I was always told to be careful, if I wondered too far I’d get lost. Maybe getting lost in a little wonder wouldn’t be such a bad thing. I live with two cats and my almost four year old grandson is with us nearly every day. I am surrounded by constant wonder, curiosity and amazement.

It makes me sad that there is so little wonder. Everything is “amazing” or “awesome” and therefore nothing really seems to be. What makes you go “WOW!” clear down to your toes? What takes your breath away? What causes you to shake your head when you try to make sense of it? The Christmas story does that for me.

After 400 years of silence, of wondering where God was, he burst onto the scene in the most amazing and unexpected way. A baby, a manger, a carpenter, a teenage girl in a small town. Go figure. Go wonder.